Calling you computer guys

[jerrymrc]

Microcenter no longer has the laptop I bought in dec but it was $350. It came with 4Gb ram that I upgraded and a 1Tb HD that was slow as hell. Put a 250Gb SSD in it and another 4Gb of ram and it screams. I5 7200 and everything that I could want in a Laptop. After the upgrades I have $450 in it and love it for what it is. The lighted KB is a +. Acer. Not a metal case but I was impressed.

[Gman]

The older the system you get, the sooner you will not get feature updates for Windows 10.

If you travel with it, something thinner and lighter might be worth it to you. If it just sits on a desk, size shouldn't matter.

Just say "NO" to Lenovo. HP or Dell are your best bet. If you're using the built-in display most of the time, get an IPS panel, aka Ultra Wide Viewing Angle (UWVA). The cheaper twisted nematic (TN) panels appear washed out and I get eye fatigue using them for any significant time. 8-16GB RAM is preferred. Even Office alone can be resource intensive. An i5 is fine, but you won't be happy with an i3. Friends don't let friends buy i3. In this day and age, avoid any spindle drive for your primary OS. The quality of spinning drives seems to be at an all-time low. SSDs are cheap enough that they're the way to go, since the slowest component in the system will limit performance, and the disk is usually the slowest component. SSDs also don't experience breakage from movement. Make sure to leave yourself some extra capacity for growth since software packages get bigger with time, not smaller.

If you have a dependency on Windows 7, the OS goes End of Life January 14, 2020. However, the hardware to support it will not be available as of July 2018. 7th Gen processors and newer are Windows 10 only.

[Gunner]

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/dell-in...?skuId=5822970

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[Grant H.]

I would go grab one of these, as just a good basic computer.

http://www.microcenter.com/product/4...se_Refurbished

They don't have the one I just picked up 4 of, but they were i7, 16gb of ram, 1tb HDD, and a discrete graphics card with windows 10 pro for $580. 2 of them are already running as servers for our company, one is my personal desktop machine in my office, and the other is a backup for the servers.

It may not matter to you, but Win10Pro is required for remote desktop features.

ETA: Doh, didn't see that you still wanted a laptop.

[vossman]

Delfuego knows his stuff. I got a few "cleaned" PCs off him and they are still running great.

Don't go cheap. Just spend the dough.
Consider that MS Office + Adobe Acrobat will cost $300-$400 by itself staying under $500 ain't gonna happen. The work laptops we deploy generally run $1200-$1500 with software and 3 year warranty.

Don't shoot the messenger. Things cost what they cost. If you get a good machine you should get 3-5 years of trouble-free operation.
Send me a PM if you want some assistance.

[Gunner]

I would go grab one of these, as just a good basic computer.

http://www.microcenter.com/product/4...se_Refurbished

They don't have the one I just picked up 4 of, but they were i7, 16gb of ram, 1tb HDD, and a discrete graphics card with windows 10 pro for $580. 2 of them are already running as servers for our company, one is my personal desktop machine in my office, and the other is a backup for the servers.

It may not matter to you, but Win10Pro is required for remote desktop features.

ETA: Doh, didn't see that you still wanted a laptop.

Yeah desk top is not an option has to be a laptop

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